Car dealers who offer own-brand service plans have a valuable new option with which to entice customers.
Independent garages and parts suppliers feature among the Government’s latest ‘name and shame’ list of employers who’ve failed to pay the national minimum wage.
This month's AM - Automotive management magazine is dominated by coverage of the Volkswagen emissions scandal and its implications for UK dealers.
A number of Volkswagen Group dealers are reluctant to commit to 2016 targets due to concerns about the emission scandal's impact.
Two Westway Nissan dealerships are piloting extended hours aftersales as Nissan Motor GB tries to resolve service capacity issues in its dealer network.
Consumer confidence, dealer expertise and support from finance houses have led to PCP success in the past 12 months.
The Mazda3 goes out on a high note in its last month on the AM test fleet, with an uncompromising service by our local dealership.
Vertu Motors had no last-minute doubts in acquiring Volkswagen and Audi dealer South Hereford after news broke of VW Group’s emissions cheating.
Vertu Motors has reported half-year record profit before tax of £16.4 million, up 28.1%, as the car dealer group also grew revenues by 14% to £1.236 billion.
Mazda expects the iconic status and enthusiastic fans of the MX-5 to carry it past its ‘conservative’ target of 5,000 units a year.
The used car market needs transparency of pre-registrations which risk hurting values, Derren Martin of CAP Black Book, will tell the AM Used Car Conference.
Volkswagen Group UK says there is “some risk” that the target to complete modifications to its vehicles fitted with emission defeat devices could be missed.
The UK’s Seat dealer network will see its average revenue per car improve in future as the Volkswagen-owned car brand enters new market segments.
“Whoever the customer is, we treat them with complete equality,” says Porsche Retail Group director Ade Smith.
Škoda Octavia offers of £149 a month formed part of Škoda’s last push for Q3.
